A palindromic college course is a course that is spelled the same way forwards and backwards. In the context of crossword puzzles, the answer to the clue "Palindromic college course" is STATS, which is a short form of statistics. The New York Times mini crossword is a popular word puzzle that features a 5x5 grid instead of the larger grids typically found in standard crosswords. It is available both in the print edition of The New York Times and on their website and mobile app.